Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Africa
Africa: Almonds, in shell — Area harvested was 550,443 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 550,443 ha for almonds, in shell — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Africa peaked at 550,443 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98,300 ha, in 1961.
Africa ranks 8th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Africa, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 111,300 ha | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 98,300 ha | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 134,200 ha | +36.5% |
| 1965 | 133,800 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 152,700 ha | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 122,900 ha | -19.5% |
| 1968 | 190,000 ha | +54.6% |
| 1969 | 105,500 ha | -44.5% |
| 1970 | 193,200 ha | +83.1% |
| 1971 | 192,600 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 198,300 ha | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 201,200 ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 204,850 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 209,822 ha | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 221,250 ha | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 215,020 ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 213,100 ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 217,100 ha | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 233,700 ha | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 274,960 ha | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 265,450 ha | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 359,330 ha | +35.4% |
| 1984 | 408,590 ha | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 295,100 ha | -27.8% |
| 1986 | 310,660 ha | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 326,300 ha | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 337,970 ha | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 340,510 ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 341,470 ha | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 342,740 ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 364,075 ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 360,380 ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 371,822 ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 376,461 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 381,073 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 388,609 ha | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 389,148 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 411,852 ha | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 423,134 ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 425,053 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 420,111 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 346,852 ha | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 364,203 ha | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 421,775 ha | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 402,853 ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 422,497 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 401,215 ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 423,293 ha | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 417,471 ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 442,513 ha | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 456,644 ha | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 460,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 460,459 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 450,083 ha | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 466,530 ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 495,524 ha | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 497,018 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 517,701 ha | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 490,079 ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 509,004 ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 527,943 ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 538,245 ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 550,443 ha | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +83.1% | 105,500 ha | 193,200 ha |
| 1968 | +54.6% | 122,900 ha | 190,000 ha |
| 1969 | -44.5% | 190,000 ha | 105,500 ha |
| 1964 | +36.5% | 98,300 ha | 134,200 ha |
| 1983 | +35.4% | 265,450 ha | 359,330 ha |
| 1985 | -27.8% | 408,590 ha | 295,100 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 127,444 ha | 98,300 ha | 190,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 206,644 ha | 192,600 ha | 221,250 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,257 ha | 233,700 ha | 408,590 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 372,763 ha | 341,470 ha | 411,852 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,099 ha | 346,852 ha | 425,053 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 466,394 ha | 417,471 ha | 517,701 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 523,143 ha | 490,079 ha | 550,443 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is almonds, in shell — area harvested in Africa?
- Almonds, in shell — area harvested in Africa was 550,443 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 550,443 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,300 ha in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for almonds, in shell — area harvested?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is almonds, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Almonds, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.